Restoring the Five Fold Ministry
Publisher: Llumina Press
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Coral Springs, FL, USA
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 55
ISBN-13: 1595262180
Copyright date: 2004
Notes: Written by a church planter and pastor of 45 years, Restoring the Five Fold Ministry maintains that the single pastor church has diminished both the understanding of the utilization of the five-fold ministry gifts given to the church.  The Biblical model of church leadership was collegial eldership where several men were equal in authority, which later evolved in a model where one man became the "chairman" of the elders, later known as pastor.  This ascendancy has resulted in maladaptive leadership that conflicts with the servant-leader model of leadership established by Jesus.  The church must return to collegial eldership in order to truly understand the purpose of the five-fold ministry gifts alluded to by Paul in chapter 4 of his letter to the Ephesians.
Table of contents: title: An Introduction; title: My Awakening Understanding; title: The Five Fold Ministry; title: The Prophet; title: The Pastor; title: The Evangelist; title: The Teacher; title: The Ministry of Women; title: Restoring Eldership in the Local Church